Sales Manager - Target

Location

Minneapolis, MN | United States

Job description

ABOUT MPG

Market Performance Group (MPG) is a leading end-to-end, strategy & services omnichannel commerce agency focused on creating the best PATH FORWARD — from market strategy to in-market reality — for today’s fastest-growing consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers. Over the years, we’ve built a strong reputation as a trusted partner and valuable resource to a broad range of companies, from Fortune 500 to Private Equity, in categories that include health & wellness, food & beverage, home and hardlines. We revel in the opportunity to guide our clients on their path forward, building and activating strategies that ensure success. Everything we do is driven by our unrelenting commitment to leverage our deep operational experience, unparalleled omnichannel expertise, and industry relationships to drive performance in today’s dynamic omnichannel marketplace.

At MPG, we value our people and their contributions; they are critical to building the MPG Brand. Our leadership team has significant experience driving topline revenue and bottom-line profit, having held senior operating roles at leading CPG manufacturers and retailers. Our highly regarded, seasoned team of 400+ strategy and commercialization professionals brings strong operational experience and a collaborative approach. All team members are singularly focused on providing clients with pragmatic, real-world market approaches, built on the strong consumer, category and marketplace insights needed to create sustainable, profitable brand growth. For more information, please visit our website.

The Creative Partners Group (The CPG), powered by MPG, is a comprehensive retail solutions company. The CPG represents established and emerging brands across all categories of merchandise and provides acclaimed services that build brands and businesses. Deep Dive is an entity of The CPG, which provides category management and analytics as the foundation and to further fuel growth. This role is ideally based in Minneapolis, MN, but remote locations will be considered for the right candidate.

JOB OVERVIEW

The successful Sales Manager is tasked with working closely with high priority regional customers on behalf of MPG. The successful candidate will be accountable for consistent improvement of sales, distribution, and market penetration with strict adherence to achievement of all goals within assigned budgets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF STRATEGIES AND TACTICS TO DELIVER SALES, PROFIT AND CLIENT OBJECTIVES WITH KEY REGIONAL CUSTOMERS

• Establish robust short-term and long-term objectives for key customers, as well as strategies to ensure delivery of goals. Ensure that customer objectives are closely aligned with client goals
• Achieve all assigned and mutually agreed upon client and customer objectives within assigned trade investment budgets
• Establish and achieve specific MBOs that are closely aligned with the company and client objectives
• Develop a proactive communication protocol and discipline with all stakeholders to include clients, customers and company management. Ensure that all relevant information, positive or not, be conveyed in real time supported by relevant facts and, where appropriate, recommendations and options for alternative actions
• Consistently provide accurate sales forecasts and trade investment projections. Ensure that all are actualized at least monthly in the company’s sales and trade management platform (BesTrax)
• Leverage all relevant data including customer POS, syndicated data (IRi), factory shipments and other industry sources to create and deliver fact-based customer and client specific proposals and recommendations
• Work effectively and productively within the MPG team to include support resources, peers and management to achieve client intimacy and the achievement of company goals

REQUIRED SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES

• Ability to think critically about the client, partner goals
• Ability to effectively understand client’s analytical needs
• Effective and efficient project management skills with the ability to prioritize, multi-task, and keep projects moving and on time
• Strong communication and presentation skills that will allow for success in a virtual team environment
• Ability to manage successfully in the matrix environment, able to build positive working interfaces across dotted line reporting relationships
• Robust knowledge of consumer products industry and category, brand, and retail strategies
• Ability to live into the Better Together Values

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• Strong and diverse experience managing large and complex retailers in the NE region and or Midwest markets.
• Experience working for both a manufacturer and a broker as well as a background in trade marketing or brand marketing (these in some combinations are a highly desired / nice to have)
• Strong analytical skills: ability to extract the key insights and call to action from various data sources (must have)
• Exceptionally strong oral and written communication skills (must have)
• Elevated level of computer literacy in Microsoft products, Nielsen/IRi data, etc. (must have)
• Dedicated team player – willingness to do what is necessary to achieve team success (must have)
• Effective and efficient project management skills with the ability to prioritize, multi-task, & keep projects moving
• Knowledge of consumer products industry & category, brand, & retail strategies

BENEFITS

We offer a generous package of health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, paid maternity/paternity leave and life insurance. Our compensation program provides market industry base salary, bonuses, and 401K. In addition to paid holidays, we reward an employee’s extra efforts through unlimited paid time off.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

MPG provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

We are committed to ensuring that Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEI&B) are at the foundation of our culture. Through DEI&B, we embrace the beauty in all of the unique qualities of our employees, communities and clients. MPG’s DEI&B efforts empower us to collectively reach our full potential. by fueling innovation, connection, and growth. We recognize the value of having a diverse and engaged team. We are an organization driven by PEOPLE. Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging was born from our core values. We believe that by leveraging the unique perspectives and experiences of our employees, MPG can unlock more comprehensive, innovative, and long-standing results for both our client and retailer partners. As our journey continues to evolve, we have made intentional commitments to further champion DEI&B. The foundation of our pledge starts with our promise to each other, our clients, and the community.

VACCINATION STATUS

MPG does not require candidates to be vaccinated when hired, with the following exception:

If the client for whom the role is being filled requires all candidates to be vaccinated, MPG will require those candidates to be vaccinated. In these cases, candidates will be required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before commencing employment. Reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis for exemptions to this requirement in accordance with applicable law.

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